Show JAMES MONROE once president ol the United States died something r 1 over hal a century ago and soon afterwards Congress voted to his two daughters 30000 It was a gon erous gift and purely benevolent for they had io juet claim upon the treasury Now the descendants of Monroe are petitioning Congress for mora money Their plea is a little thin and ought not to be regarded seriously by the ooctrclltrs of the publio fund If the Monica ofl epring have Lot been able to rustle with other American citizens and gather their sbare of the worlds wealth the others are not responsible for the failure and should 7 not be chargeable with the lack of i enterprise and industry on the part of I the expresidents descendant It r 1 matters not that their illustrious progenitor pro-genitor was a prominent figure in the early days of the republic nor that he did good service to the country Others were equally prominent and did as radsh as be and their chil drens children bave as god right to come in now plead poveity and beg for money In this country public r a servants are usually well raid for what they do and it is not often that the children of an officer under government gov-ernment have good cause for asking more than has been allowed The Monroe heirs petition should be sat down on |